Payment Processing Specialist

Closing Date: November 18th, 2026 at 4:00 PM

POSITION SUMMARY

A payment specialist will oversee all payment transactions being issued to support Accounts Payable processes.  Ensures accurate, secure and timely handling of financial transactions, including processing weekly payments, resolving discrepancies, and adhering to compliance policies and regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Process high-volume, complex, and electronic payments on a weekly basis.
• Support in reconciliation of Fintech payments through reconciling bank activity.
• Vendor Verification- work with Purchasing to onboard new vendors ensuring licensing requirements are current and accurate. Update current vendor information to ensure address, banking, and licensing is accurate.
• Review and verify invoices being processed for payment cycles by verifying terms, ensuring Vendor licensing level requirements, and invoices are batched and scanned into Document Management system.
• Reconcile payment batches, research invoice corrections, and report daily cash flow activities.
• Collaborate with internal departments and external banking partners to ensure payment accuracy, data handling, and fraud prevention.
• Assist in other account payable related processes and projects as needed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position currently has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

1. High School Diploma or GED and two (2) to three (3) years of experience in payment processing, accounting, or related field.
2. Must possess excellent customer service skills, strong telephone etiquette, a self-starter with the ability to follow-up and complete tasks in a timely manner with minimum supervision.
3. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as well as to gain the cooperation of employees, and fellow staff members.
4. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
5. Strong organizational and analytical skills.
6. This position must have, or an ability to acquire within one year,  an in-depth knowledge and thorough understanding of Enterprise Policies and Procedures, governmental regulations, and technical rules relevant to their responsibilities, such as the following:

- National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC)

- Minimum Internal Controls Standards (MICS)

- State Amended Gaming Compact between Gila River Indian Community/State of Arizona

- Gila River Indian Community-Tribal Gaming Ordinance

- GRGE Gaming Internal Control Standards which includes Enterprise and Departmental Policies and Procedures

COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficiency in the use of 10-key calculator by touch, personal computers, Microsoft Office Suite Software (especially Excel), Fintech, Document Management system (e.g. Docuware), email and enterprise specific programs. Understanding of ERP payment processing software, preferably Microsoft Dynamics.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk sit, talk and hear.  The employee must occasionally lift, push or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Employees must agree to maintain a Drug/Free workplace as a condition of employment with the Gila River Casino.  All Gaming Facility employees must be certified/licensed, which is required for purposes of continued employment.  The certification process includes a full background check.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.